Alyssa Benjamin, Maternity Lifestyle
A little bit of my heart is left in each of my client’s homes when I shoot there. It’s so important to me to capture the feeling and atmosphere of your home that it feels like a piece of my own home by the time I leave. I’ve always been enamored by the feeling of a home and that’s another reason why I loooooove lifestyle sessions. Even if it isn’t your forever home, it is home to you now, and you can always look back on those images and immediately remember how it was to live there. How it felt with just the two of you, before you brought home a new baby. How it felt to bring home a new sibling. How it felt to be in your first home.
This session was full of feelings of anticipation right before the arrival of their first baby complete with a freshly home baked apple tart. The light that poured into their home was perfection and provided the perfect moody atmosphere at the end of our session (my favorite kind of light). Scroll through to the end to see!
Edenfield Maternity, Lifestyle
When Christene told me she wanted a maternity session in her home I became super giddy! In home sessions are always a favorite. It allows for raw, real, and genuine moments in your own home and create beautiful memories in the place you spend the most time!
Tips for rocking a lifestyle session:
Pay attention to your outfits and how they will match against your home. Neutrals are usually a safe bet, however, if your home is pretty neutral, it would be fun to bring color in your outfit selections.
Use rooms with the best lighting. These areas are usually bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms, nurseries. The quality of light can affect the look of your photos drastically. For this session, we had lots of natural light available but it was overcast outside. I moved my subjects close the windows and faced them towards the light.
Don’t use artificial lighting. I always turn overhead lights off so the varying color temperatures don’t mix with the clean natural light. Also it adds so much more dimension to you!
Like I said before, we took these in the morning on an overcast day so it gave us darker, moodier lighting - which I prefer! Experiment taking photos indoor in various lighting situations. Now enjoy this sweet, intimate maternity session!
Kindrae Newborn, Lifestyle
I can rave about lifestyle sessions up and down over and over again until I fall over dead. I love them so much. Every situation is unique but it is always genuine. This lifestyle session was so fun with my suuuuper chill nephew and we got to experiment with different lighting situations and setups. Some rooms were bright and airy, and some were mellow and moody. And look how in love my sister and brother-in-law are with that new little baby!
Emma Newborn, Lifestyle
It's the best to watch my clients grow into different life stages. My favorite is watching couples have babies because it always changes them! A new feeling of love is formed between them. A found love for their child they didn't know was possible. The way they marvel at the little human they created. There is nothing like it. I loved this lifestyle session of sweet baby Emma. She was born into the country lifestyle and her nursery was the cutest farm theme. Her mama put much thought into every single detail! Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!
Plastow Family, Lifestyle
Lifestyle sessions. I cannot emphasize enough how much I love them. They are as real as real can get. Documenting your real life family moments in your own home. Oh, the details!! I am so happy that I got to meet this adorable family that added a tiny new member a few weeks ago. And he is THE cutest little newborn. His eyes are wise beyond his weeks and his temperament will melt your heart.
